John W. Tritle Jr., 76 Kansas City, KS, died Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at the University of Kansas Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 14, at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS. Burial will follow at Highland Park Cemetery. Friends may call 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. with Masonic Services at 6:45pm Monday at the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to his grandchildren's activities: Andrew- Cub Scout Pack 92 or Abigail-Girl Scout Troop 1250 or Manhattan Monarchs Softball in care of the funeral home.
John was born September 23, 1941, in Kansas City, KS. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1966 with a Bachelors Degree in Business and was in the Army National Guard. He worked as a sales rep for Cook Paint for 15 yrs and sold insurance for American Family and retired from Allstate Insurance. John has been a Mason for 31 years and Past Master for both Delaware 96 and Wyandotte 3. He was a member of the KCK West and Pottawatomie County Kiwanis Clubs.
John was preceded in death by his sisters, Jeanette Posten and Martha Cowan, son, David in 2008 and his wife, Barbara in 2014. He is survived by his daughter, Christine and husband Scott Chainey, Wamego, KS, grandchildren, Abigail and Andrew Chainey, and sister, Marilyn Harris-Goertz.